齐宣王 / King Xuan of Qi

齐宣王 / King Xuan of Qi is the ruler on whom 30.孟子：战国愤青的赤子之心 says [[Mengzi|孟子 / Mencius]] placed unusually strong political hope. The episode presents him as vivid and contradictory: ambitious enough to ask about hegemonic models, candid enough to admit personal weaknesses, capable of compassion in the “以羊易牛” story, yet ultimately unable to embody Mencius’s political program.

The source uses Qi Xuan Wang to develop [[WangdaoVsBadao|王道 versus 霸道]], Mencian Benevolent Government / 孟子仁政, and Mencian People-Based Legitimacy / 孟子的民本合法性. His failed Yan campaign is also the episode’s central case for Mencian Idealism Limits / 孟子理想主义的限度: Mencius’s belief that a righteous ruler could improve conquered people’s lives runs into army discipline, interstate pressure, and the lack of reliable institutional guarantees.

Connections

• 30.孟子：战国愤青的赤子之心 - source episode.
• [[Mengzi|孟子 / Mencius]] and [[MenciusText|《孟子》]] - dialogue context.
• [[JixiaAcademy|稷下学宫]] and [[WarringStatesPeriod|战国时期]] - Qi and Warring States background.
• 王道 versus 霸道 / Kingly Way Over Hegemony, Mencian Benevolent Government / 孟子仁政, and Mencian People-Based Legitimacy / 孟子的民本合法性 - concepts attached to his dialogues.
• Mencian Idealism Limits / 孟子理想主义的限度 - failure point around Qi’s campaign against Yan.